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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7128758 | Austenitic nitinol medical devices A medical device for use within a body lumen that is made from a binary nickel-titanium alloy that remains in its austenitic phase throughout its operational range is disclosed. The medical device, such as an intraluminal stent, is made from superelastic nickel-tita... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6854172 | Process for producing bioresorbable implants A process for producing implants made of a bioresorbable metal, particularly magnesium alloys or zinc alloys, in which the material properties of the magnesium or the zinc are changed and the processing and utilization properties are improved by combining process st... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6838174 | Object being in contact with human skin when used An object is provided, which has a portion to be in contact with a human's skin when used, and can suppress irritation of the human's skin. A skin-contact portion of the object to be in contact with the human's skin when used is coated with a carbon film. For exampl... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6712850 | Porous tissue scaffolds for the repair and regeneration of dermal tissue The present invention is a synthetic, biocompatible, bioabsorbable, porous foam tissue scaffolds possessing physicochemical properties suitable for use in the repair and regeneration of dermal tissue and to methods of preparing the foam scaffold. ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6626937 | Austenitic nitinol medical devices A medical device for use within a body lumen that is made from a binary nickel-titanium alloy that remains in its austenitic phase throughout its operational range is disclosed. The medical device, such as an intraluminal stent, is made from superelastic ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6579313 | Methods for implanting cells A method for implanting cells onto a prosthesis includes the steps of: (a) providing a prosthesis including a porous tube, where at least 25% of the pores on the inner surface of the tube have diameters of more than about 40 μm, at least 25% of the pores... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6443942 | Medication device with protein stabilizing surface coating The present invention provides medical devices such as medication infusion pumps having internal surfaces that are treated to inhibit protein denaturation. In accordance with the invention, hydrophilic internal surfaces and related coating methods are pro... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6440167 | Collagen material and its production process The present invention relates to a collagen material comprising a laminate in which a collagen ultra-fine fibrous non-woven fabric-like multi-layer structure is sandwiched between non-fibrous collagen layers, a thread-like material containing said collage... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6403675 | Biodegradable compositions comprising poly(cycloaliphatic phosphoester) compounds, articles, and methods for using the same Biodegradable, flowable or flexible polymer compositions are described comprising a polymer having the recurring monomeric units shown in formula I: ##STR1## wherein: each of R and R' is independently straight or branched alkylene, either unsubstitut... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6399215 | Ultrafine-grained titanium for medical implants We disclose ultrafine-grained titanium. A coarse-grained titanium billet is subjected to multiple extrusions through a preheated equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) die, with billet rotation between subsequent extrusions. The resulting billet is cold p... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6355705 | Anaesthetic bone cement A polymethacrylate or other bone cement composition having analgesic properties is described. Bone cements containing up to 5% by weight of a local anaesthetic agent, such as lidocaine, have been demonstrated to elute sufficient lidocaine to provide an an... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6267921 | Nickel-Free stainless steel for biomedical applications The invention concerns a high specification non-magnetic stainless steel which is corrosion resistant in physiological media and which can be produced at atmospheric pressure, characterized in that its composition in % by weight is as follows: Mn... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6201036 | Light-curable polymer material, method for making an elastic intraocular lens, and an elastic intraocular lens A light-curable polymer material for making an intraocular lens is a mixture of components consisting of oligourethanemethacrylate, octylmethacrylate, oligocarbonatemetharcrylate, 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone and 2,4-ditretbutylortoquinone, wherein ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6183255 | Titanium material implants One of many universal requirements of dental or orthopedic implants, wherever they are used in the vital body, is that the implant system should be biologically functioning. To achieve the biological functionality, the implant should meet several requirem... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6166173 | Biodegradable polymers chain-extended by phosphates, compositions, articles and methods for making and using the same Biodegradable polymers are described comprising the recurring monomeric units shown in formula I or II: wherein X is --O-- or --NR'--, where R' is H or alkyl; L is a branched or straight chain aliphatic group having from 1-20 carbon atoms; M1 a... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6005020 | Bioresorbable compositions for implantable prostheses Crosslinked compositions formed from a water-insoluble copolymer are disclosed. These compositions are copolymers having a bioresorbable region, a hydrophilic region and at least two crosslinkable functional groups per polymer chain. These compositions ar... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5994325 | Methods and compositions based on inhibition of cell invasion and fibrosis by anionic polymers The present invention relates to the discovery that biocompatible anionic polymers can effectively inhibit fibrosis, scar formation, and surgical adhesions. The invention is predicated on the discovery that anionic polymers effectively inhibit invasion of... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5986169 | Porous nickel-titanium alloy article A porous article of a nickel-titanium alloy, said article having a porosity of 8 to 90% and said porosity being defined by a network of interconnected passageways extending throughout said member, said network exhibiting a permeability of fluid material e... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5984683 | Prosthetic restoration and manufacturing method thereof A prosthetic restoration of the invention is made from a metal material containing Ti as the main component and from 0.01 to 3 wt % of M (were M is at least one element selected from the group comprising Si, Zr, Ca, P and In). Further, in addition to thes... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5962549 | Bioactive composite material for repair of hard and soft tissues Composites suitable for use as prostheses for attachment to soft tissues, such as cartilage, tendons, skin, tympanic membrane and gingiva, as well as to cancellous or trabecular bone, are based on combination of a polyolefinic binder with certain bioactiv... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5928206 | Medical device Disclosed is a medical device in which a surface of a base material for constructing the medical device is coupled to a high-molecular weight compound composed of N-substituted alkylacrylamide by the aid of a reaction between a reactive functional group s... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5919232 | Prosthetic fabric A prosthetic fabric comprises a sheet textile structure capable of two different shapes, one being a flat, unfolded arrangement and the other being an ordered, gathered arrangement, and at least one continuous filiform element having two free gripping end... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5904967 | Puncture resistant medical material A highly puncture resistant, biocompatible medical material is provided. The medical material may be used for a dialysis graft or an artificial blood vessel. The medical material has a puncture resistant layer comprising a resin prepared by mixing 100 par... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5891558 | Biopolymer foams for use in tissue repair and reconstruction Single and double density biopolymer foams, composite biopolymer foams including both single and double density foams, and methods of preparing these foams and composite foams are described. Also described are biocompatible constructs which include single... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5824077 | Clad composite stent A body compatible stent is formed of multiple filaments arranged in two sets of oppositely directed helical windings interwoven with one another in a braided configuration. Each of the filaments is a composite including a central core and a case surroundi... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820918 | Medical devices containing in-situ generated medical compounds A process for impregnating a medical device made from a water absorbable polymer material, e.g., a hydrogel, with a medical compound having low solubility in aqueous solutions, e.g., an antiseptic or radiopaque compound, is disclosed. The device is first ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5788979 | Biodegradable coating with inhibitory properties for application to biocompatible materials A method is disclosed for coating a biomaterial to be placed in contact with a patient's blood flow to inhibit blood coagulation from adhering to the biomaterial that would otherwise result from such contact. A biodegradable material of liquid state compa... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5755787 | Semi-synthetic material usable in medicine and surgery A semi-synthetic material for producing shaped elements for use in orthopaedic surgery, bone stabilizing and regenerating materials and biological cement, made from the mother-of-pearl of aquatic molluscs which is subjected to a specific mechanical, therm... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5744515 | Method and implantable article for promoting endothelialization A porous material with an appropriate surface chemistry that promotes capillary endothelialization is disclosed. The material has a porosity that is sufficient to allow capillary endothelialization and a tenaciously bound adhesion molecule that promotes t... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5717049 | High refractive index hydrogels prepared from polymers and copolymers of N-benzyl-N-methylacrylamide Novel biocompatible, high strength hydrogels useful in intraocular lenses are provided which are optically transparent, have high refractive indices and possess long term stability. The hydrogels are prepared from cross-linked copolymers of N-benzyl-N-met... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5672638 | Biocompatability for solid surfaces An improved coating and spacer material for a medical device having a blood or tissue-contacting surface comprising a polyalkyleneimine layer which is crosslinked with a crosslinking agent which is at least difunctional in polymerizable vinyl groups which... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5611127 | Process for the manufacture of textile structures suitable for use in textile prostheses The prosthesis is manufactured by knitting a foundation yarn with a high degree of heat-shrinkability and at least one effect yarn which is substantially heat stable, immersing the resulting fabric in boiling water so as to shrink the foundation yarn and ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5607475 | Biocompatible medical article and method A medical article having a metal or glass surface with the surface having an adherent coating of improved biocompatibility. The coating is made by first applying to the surface an silane compound having a pendant vinyl functionality such that the silane a... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5605938 | Methods and compositions for inhibition of cell invasion and fibrosis using dextran sulfate The present invention relates to the discovery that biocompatible anionic polymers can effectively inhibit fibrosis, scar formation, and surgical adhesions. The invention is predicated on the discovery that anionic polymers effectively inhibit invasion of... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5571182 | Textured micro implants An improved micro-implantation method and composition for filling depressed scars, unsymmetrical orbital floors, muscle, lip, and other soft tissue defects is provided for use in reconstructive surgery procedures. Textured micro particles having an outsid... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5571183 | Use of starch and starch derivatives as filler material in prostheses The present invention relates to a reconstructive prosthesis, for instance a breast prosthesis, comprising a container of a flexible, non-absorbable material, containing a filler material, wherein the filler material is an aqueous solution of a non-retrog... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5454886 | Process of activating anti-microbial materials Anti-microbial coatings and powders and method of forming same on medical devices are provided. The coatings are formed by depositing an anti-microbial biocompatible metal by vapour deposition techniques to produce atomic disorder in the coating such that... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5416205 | New esters of alginic acid Partial esters of alginic acid and salts thereof possess important bioplastic and pharmaceutical qualities and are useful in various fields including medical, surgical, cosmetics and foods.... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5407445 | Gel composition for implant prosthesis and method of use In accordance with the present invention, a composition and method is provided for a biocompatible filler for prostheses. The composition and method relate to certain polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block copolymers which have gelling properties at body ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5262166 | Resorbable bioactive phosphate containing cements A surgical cement of high biocompatibility, useful in orthopedic, maxillofacial and dental applications, comprising a calcium alkali phosphate cement with relatively high surface pH of about 7 or higher, and having a wide variety of chemical compositions,... | 11/16/1993 |
